Garment box



March 7, 1961 I. Rm ER 2,973,857

GARMENT BOX Filed Feb. 15, 1959 INVENTOR Irving RICHE R B) r W PA7Z'NTAGENT United States Patent() GARMENT BOX Irving Richer, 5415 CavendishSt., Montreal, Quebec, Canada Filed Feb. 13, 1959, Ser. No. 793,063 3-Claims. (Cl. 206-7) a take home container.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a box of thecharacter described which is adapted to maintain the suit or dressagainst shifting within the box during handling of the latter.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provisionof a box which maintains a dress or suit Patented Mar. '7, 19 61v ICCform a non-collapsible upstanding marginal portion for the main part.12. The upper edge of transverse part 14 is integrally united to theupper edge .of end wall 7 of the body member 1 by means of score line15. The clamping panel 3 is pivotable about said score line to fitwithin the body member 1 and engage a suit coat A over a sufficient areato also press on the sleeves of the coat. The coat A is draped on aninsert 16 which consists of generally rectangular panel fitting withinthe body member 1 and having at its end adjacent clamping. panel 3, atransverse score line 17 defining a marginal portion 18 adapted toextend at right angles against the end wall 7 and'to be clamped betweensaid end .wall7 and trans-' verse part 14- of clamping panel 3 when thelatter is in clamping position. If desired, the insert 16 can be madewithout marginal portion 18, the insert being held in place by thepressure of the clamping panel alone.

- In practice, the coat A is draped over insert 16 and the coat andinsert are then placed in body member 1 with the marginal part 18 ofinsert 16in contact with the end wall 7. The clamping P31161318 thenpivoted down.- wardly against-the suit and insert and the cover member 2is ,finally closed and sealed in closed position. As lateral parts 13have a width corresponding to the width of side walls 5 of body member1, due allowance being made for the thicknessof the coat Aand insert16,it

in shift free position and yet eliminates entirely the use of a hanger.

Yet another important object of the present'invention is the provisionof a box of the character described which can be made as a one piecenon-expensive collapsible carton.

Still another important object of the present invention is the provisionof a box of the character described in which the lapels of a suit coatwill not become marred or wrinkled as no part of the box will contactthe same.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention willbecome more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring tothe drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the box shown inpartly opened position;

Figure 2 is a partial longitudinal section of the box of Figure 1, thesuit coat not being shown;

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of a second embodiment; and

Figure 4 is a transverse cross-section of the box of Figure 3, the covermember not being shown.

Refering now more particularly to the drawings in which like referencecharacters indicate like elements throughout, the box illustrated in thefirst embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2 is made of corruatedfibreboard and comprises a body member 1, a cover member 2 and a garmentclamping panel 3 which is integral with body member 1 but which could bemade separate it so desired. The body member 1 has a generallyrectangular shape and consists of a bottom panel 4, side walls 5 and endWalls 6 and 7. Walls 5, 6 and 7 extend substantially perpendicularly tothe plane of bottom panel 4. Cover member 2 is preferably integral withthe body member 1 being united thereto by score line 8 extending alongthe top edge of end wall 6; the cover member 2 has side flanges 9 andend flange 10 adapted to overlie the side Walls 5 and end wall 7 of bodymember 1 when the cover member is in closed position with the underfaceof its main panel 11 contacting the edges of side walls 5 and end wall7. The garment clamping panel 3 consists of a main part 12 preferably ofsubstantially rectangular shape, of upstanding lateral parts 13 andtransverse part 14. The part 14 has tabs 14 folded and stapled to parts13 so that theparts 13 and 14 will be understood that said lateral parts13 have their edges engaged between the main panel 4 of body member 1and cover member 2 such that the panel 3 presses down on the suit. Theinert is also positively prevented from movement because its marginalpart 18 is squeezed between end wall 7 and transverse part 14 of panel3. The clamping panel 3 which engages the sleeves also preventsmovements of the latter but said panel does not contact the lapels ofthe suit so as to not mar or wrinkle the latter.

Obviously, the box can be made half as long as that illustrated in whichcase the suit will be folded over in half together with the insert. I

For certain types of application it is possible to do away entirely withthe insert 16. In this case it is preferable to have two flaps whichwill preferably be united to the body member 1 along a score lineextending at the top edge of the side walls 5 of said body member 1,such that the clamping panels will engage the suit or other garment overa sufiicient area so as to prevent shifting of the same despite theabsence of the insert.

Such a construction is illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. In thisembodiment, the body member 20, cover member 21 and clamping panels 22form a one piece con struction; body member 20 and cover member 21 havethe same construction as in the first embodiment but there are twoclamping panels which depend from side walls 23 being pivotable relativeto the same as shown in Figure 4. The second embodiment also illustratesthat it is possible to provide convex clamping members instead ofconcave clamping members as in Figure 1.

More particularly, the convex clamping panel 22 comprises a main part 24which is directly united to the upper edge of side walls 23 by scoreline 25. Lateral parts 26 and transverse parts 27 extend along the three7 sides of main part 24 and are interconnected by tabs 28 so as to forma non-collapsible marginal portion depending downwardly from main part24 and adapted to engage the suit coat A at the free edges thereof.Lateral parts 26 and transverse parts 27 have a width corresponding tothe width of side walls 23 of the main body 20 such that said parts 26and 27 will be engaged between 'the cover member and the suit when thebox is closed so as to positively-contact said suit and prevent shiftingof the same. Preferably the width and length of the clamping was pa es wl h ea a to assess thesaaaeat are. as large'an 'area a? possible, butwithoutcontacting the lapels of the coat. In the second embodiment, theconvex side panels 22 could obviously be replaced by conc'ave'panelssimilar toclarn'ping panel 3of the first embodiment; inversely, in thefirst embodiment panel 3 could be replaced by a panel similar to panel22.

The cover member 2 or '21 could be made as a separate piece from" thebody member although his more convenient to 'make said cover member asan integral part of the box.

The garment clamping panel 3 or 22 could be united to the sides of thecover member instead of the body member if so desired.

' While preferred. embodiments of the present invention have beenillustrated and described, it is understood that various modificationsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is;

1 A box for a garment, said box made of corrugated fibreboard andcomprising, i a body member, a cover member and a garment clamping panelintegral with said body member, said body member including a bottompanel and walls integrally formed therewith, said clamppanel comprisinga substantially rectangular main pan and side parts which form a rightangularmarginal portion for said main part, said clamping panelbein gintegrally united to said body member along a score line formed at thejunction of one ofasaid side parts of said clamping panel with a wall ofsaid body memberysuch t at aid, eaming ane wil fit csnc ely i n.saidbady member, and the main part of said clamping panel will directlycontact a garment in the box, said marginal portion of said clampingpanel engageable with said cover member in the closed position of thelatter to cause said main part of said clamping panel to clamp saidgarment against shifting within the box.

2. A box as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clamping panel furtherincludes tabs depending from said side parts overlapping and secured toadjacent side parts whereby said side parts and tabs form anoncollapsible right angular marginal portion for said main part, saidclamping panel further having a size which is a fraction of the size ofsaid body membcrso as to engage a portion only of said garment.

3. A box as claimed in claim 2, further including an insert on whichsaid garment is to be draped, said insert having an end marginal portionengaged between the mutually united side part of said clamping panel andwall of said body member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,044,409. Lewis Nov. 12, 1912 1,626,381 Batts Apr. 26, 1927 FOREIGNPATENTS 24,564 Great Britain 1913 171,894 Great Britain Dec. 1, 1921

